Tuyên Quang weather in May

In May, Tuyên Quang sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 251 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tuyên Quang's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuyên Quang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:24 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Tuyên Quang is former provincial capital city of Tuyen Quang province, Vietnam.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tuyên Quang reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
33124
43124
53124
63124
73124
83124
93124
103124
113124
123124
133124
143224
153224
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303225
313225

How May really feels in Tuyên Quang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
5 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tuyên Quang weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 14°326.410.86.4
Feb22° / 15°235.911.26.7
Mar25° / 18°549.111.86.6
Apr29° / 22°9611.612.55.1
May32° / 25°25118.7133.3
Jun33° / 26°35921.713.32.5
Jul32° / 26°36524.513.22.4
Aug32° / 26°41325.312.72.4
Sep31° / 25°23220.412.13.2
Oct29° / 22°10312.311.55.4
Nov25° / 19°546.7117.2
Dec22° / 15°285.810.77.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42971
53070
63070
73070
83070
92971
102872
112872
122872
132773
142773
152575
162575
172575
182476
192476
202476
212179
222179
232080
242080
251981
261882
271783
281585
291585
301486
311387

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tuyên Quang gets around 251 mm of rain over 18.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
350
450
551
652
753
854
955
1055
1156
1257
1358
1459
1560
1661
1761
1862
1963
2063
2164
2265
2366
2466
2567
2668
2768
2869
2969
3070
3170

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14174831
24164733
34164635
43154537
53154439
63144241
73144143
82134045
92133847
102123748
112123650
122123551
132113453
142113354
151113256
161113157
171103158
181103059
19192961
20192961
21192862
22082765
23082666
24072568
25062470
26062371
27052273
28042175
29042076
30031978
31021781

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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215calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:336:20
212.85:326:21
312.85:316:21
412.85:316:21
512.95:306:22
612.95:296:22
712.95:296:23
812.95:286:23
912.95:286:23
1012.95:276:24
1113.05:276:24
1213.05:266:25
1313.05:266:25
1413.05:256:26
1513.05:256:26
1613.05:246:27
1713.15:246:27
1813.15:236:27
1913.15:236:28
2013.15:236:28
2113.15:226:29
2213.15:226:29
2313.15:226:30
2413.15:216:30
2513.25:216:31
2613.25:216:31
2713.25:216:31
2813.25:206:32
2913.25:206:32
3013.25:206:33
3113.25:206:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 4.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
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174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tuyên Quang

In seasonPeak

In May, Tuyên Quang sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tuyên Quang's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tuyên Quang?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuyên Quang.

What to pack for Tuyên Quang in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Tuyên Quang sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tuyên Quang in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tuyên Quang peaks around June 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 13Jan 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Tuyên Quang in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tuyên Quang is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2383 µg/m³Jul 2029 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov73Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tuyên Quang?

Tuyên Quang sits at 21.8°N, 105.2°E, 35 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Yên Bái, 33 km away.

Topography around Tuyên Quang

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tuyên Quang.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuyên Quang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 941 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,327 m.

The land around Tuyên Quang is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
941 m
80 km
2,327 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Yên Bái 33 km · Phú Thọ 47 km · Thị Trấn Đại Từ 49 km · Việt Trì 59 km · Cổ Đô 62 km · Vĩnh Yên 70 km · Thái Nguyên 70 km · Bắc Kạn 73 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,066
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 500
Religion
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tuyên Quang (21.8236°, 105.2142°, elevation 35 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).